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This book examines the different ideas which are developing in Indonesia about what the public is, and how it should best be represented.

1. Introduction: Ideas of the Public in Traditional and Modern Indonesia2. Political Publics: Campaigns in Indonesian National Elections3. Parliament and its Publics4. RRI and TVRI: from State Monopolies to Public Broadcasters5. Media Publics: The Imagined Audiences of Commercial Television6. Law and the Public: The Subject in Indonesian Legislation7. Reform, Civil Society and Competing Ideas of the Public Sphere.Conclusion